Ethan James, who has traveled the world and walked an impressive roster of runways at age twenty-one, shared his packing tips with us. As modest and sentimental as he is a heartthrob, he sticks to the classics, as in Converse and brogues, and he carries a copy of Joy Adamson’s Born Free given to him by his grandmother. A pair of timeless ’70s vintage flares that he now takes everywhere were a result of feeling underdressed and grungy in Paris and were inspired by a Balenciaga show that he walked in. Fear of losing touch with a childlike imagination is charming on Ethan, who accents his minimal aesthetic with a band t-shirt and all else that harks back to a more simple time.

• duane

  please im dying for more! closet tour please!

• claire

  ethan james is the best!